(Are we going to do this tonight or what?)

Head to the center, where we can find the most people

there might be some records in the castle too.

center

head there

(May as well use a name for this)

Head to the center, whisper Utin's name loud enough for passing civilians to hear.

bump

>>5753075
>>5753026
>>5752978
>>5752978
You move toward the center of Unvurn, negotiating your way through the crowds with a little difficulty. This is strange to you after living your entire life in a small village.

The castle is surrounded by a tremendous plaza that doubles as a bazaar. While it is slightly less crowded than the streets, you still feel mildly claustrophobic. The plethora of faces overwhelms you, and you are unable to make out any familiar ones. You whisper the Star-Ghosts name, but it is lost the in mild roar of the mob.

There are four statues of men you do not know around the plaza. It occurs to you that climbing them might provide you a better vantage point.

climb a statue and try to spot our diciples

we have to collect their asses and begin preaching damnit!!!!!

bump

slow today

>>5753088

Can we read? See what the names of the statues are on the plaques. If we can't read, ask random civilians who the statues are.

Oh, and we should test our power over earth by moving loose dirt and dust around.

bump

again

where da bros when ya need em

>>5753186
>>5753128

>>5753128
You scale a statue, and the entire expanse of people is revealed to you. They move and shift in a mottled mass of bodies, like some sort of living sea. Most of the crowd consists of humans, but a few Noble Elves tower over the others, their repulsive faces as blank as the others.

You don't know how to read, and nobody cares to answer you.

You begin to broaden your search, and sense something at the fringe of the mob. Narrowing your eyes, you spot a man huddled near what appears to be a brothel, and some sixth sense tells you that you know this man.

go run over to him as fast as you can with your utin speed! we cant miss him!

>>5753245

Investigate that man!

If we have a gut feeling, then we should follow that gut feeling!

seince its goin slow quick question

if we make poor choices will we die? or do you purposly ignore lethal posts

nudge

>>5753301
>>5753281
You attempt to dash through the crowd to the man, but you are quickly knocked over by the sea of people. This separates you from your horse, and it takes you nearly a minute before you are able to pull yourself back on your feet.

When you finally reach the man, you find that it was a sheepherder in your village, one of the older ones who merely regarded your existence with a sort of annoyed disproval. He has been badly beaten, with bruises marring his tanned features and one of his eyes has swollen shut.

>>5753371

No need to bump so much, Watcher is probably working on update

demand he tell you where the diciples from our village are

>>5753351
(Harvey has pretty thick plot armor due to Utin's grace. However, she can get scarred up/disfigured/maimed pretty bad, as the Star-Ghost doesn't care how pretty she is. Also, this is /tg/, I've come back to threads after eight hours or so.)

>>5753373

Ask him how he got beaten this bad

>>5753373
Help him up.

"What happened? Have you seen others from our village?"

alright thx for the info

and an excuse to bump ;)

>>5753422
>>5753417
You extend a hand, but he refuses to take it. You ask him what happened, and have to crouch to hear him. His breath is fetid from vomit and blood. "We were beaten...the priests at the temple, they beat us. Your god did not save us. Utin did not save us...some of us were killed. Others thrown out. I crawled away to an alley and they missed me...oh Aenor, why did I forsake you?"

Apparently, he has been beaten by members of the Temple of Aenor, the local God of the Dawn.

alright i guess i know who the next peaple to burn are
regardless we shouldnt take the temple head on

lets resummon our crown and crest and start preaching to peaple
that should draw them to us instead of the otherway around

>>5753481

``Utin test his subject, weeding out the weak. The fact that you are alive may be luck, but Luck is something that gods don't ignore. Don't cast Utin away, for what little luck you have left will be gone``

Ahem

I guess its time to preach ?

>>5753245
DAD?!?

>>5753481
"The ways of Utin are best discovered. Utin's eyes shine down before dawn and after dusk. The Temple of Aenor will learn this. Gather the faithful at the temple's steps."

Head off to the temple, grim and determined.

we should tell him to gather them here:

that way when we inevitab,y kill preists peaple will see and we can use it toour advantage

>>5753569
>>5753522
You create a crown of flame for yourself, turning your back on the disenchanted acolyte with a few scathing words. Soon, people begin to notice your arcane halo, and stop to hear your words, prostitutes emerging from the brothel, dwarves skeptically. You preach for what seems like hours, though for the most part you are regarded merely as some kind of illusionist. Utin has long been forgotten in these lands, and only Aenor and his pantheon of child-gods have any sway here.

You begin to sense the crowd's boredom with you, and the shadows are slowly growing from the bases of the westward structures. The crowds seem to be slowing as well.

FIND THE TEMPLE MEMBERS. INCINERATE THEM. BURN THE TEMPLE TO THE GROUND FOR UTIN'S GLORY! BURN THEM! WE MUST BURN THEM!

>>5753629

Too many people at the plaza, and it's too close to the castle.

Temple will allow for some quick conversions and force them to work on repairs if they still survive.

MAKE THEM BELIEVE THROUGH FIRE! INCINERATE THE FALSE GOD AND HIS FOLLOWERS!

>>5753684
>>5753661
You begin to feel the hellfire wrath growing in your breast.

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Continue with this train of thought without first surveying or analyzing the Temple's strength?

>>5753735
Oh, fine. Analyze their strength. But set fire to the roof and attempt to look as though it's a completely natural thing; pretend we had nothing to do with it.

>>5753660

They need to see something awesome...

"Doubters, skeptics, interested, quizzical, cast your eyes up and ask for Utin for a show of power! The sun rises and falls, but the night and stars remain shining behind it's veil! Look up, and see the Star-Ghost's glory!"

Hopefully Utin will respond to a large amount of people. We can help along as well, by casting a veil of darkness around the plaza.

(what emotion is Darkness again? We'll need to feel that strongly. We could screw up and make a humongous fire burst. :P)

idk

summon a sword out of ice seince im sure we arent feeling much right now and carve utins insignia into the ground nice and big with it

>>5753745

You got it wrong, for now, lets preach until night, don't show our power too much. just say that Aenor follower harmed Utin preacher while themselves were no threat and that they will pay.

>>5753735this
and this>>5753765

burning the temple would definatly be a show of strength

>>5753786

pay in the spiritual sense of course, we happily accept converts.

>>5753786
>>5753772
>>5753765

You attempt to create some magical works, but your efforts are met with quizzical looks. You still lack the insight to invoke such marvels with shadow and frost.

The crowds begin to break away as you fail to satisfy them, and you realize that you have not eaten or drunk anything for over twenty four hours. Apparently, your fervor has granted you some small measure of manic energy, but as the day begins to slip into evening your hunger begins to catch up with you.

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Perhaps this would be a good time to rest and further explore your powers? You may also consult with Utin on matters within your mortal comprehension.

>>5753835

>> We could screw up and make a humongous fire burst.

I'm more for having it suddenly become night (star-ghost = night and stars), but church burning is all right as well.

>>5753867

Curses...

Lets cook us a rat, and ask Utin how to access the element directly opposite of fire and an element that can complement fire (like earth).

1.go to nearest tavern

2.open tab

3.eat and drink

4.meditate to utin

5.???

6.PROPHET!
lolgetit

Tomorrow, we're going to burn that fucking temple to the ground and piss on the ashes.

>>5753909

Second, also, ask how to best please him. Reviving his churche is a long term goal, there might be some small term favor we can do for him

>>5753977
>im ok with this.jpg

>>5753924
>>5753909
You take the hefty sack of coins you looted from the Grey Elf and find the nearest tavern. A few of the patrons attempt to flirt with you, but you ignore them in your hunger and thirst and thoughts of Utin. Paying with a single silver coin, you slip into the night.

Finding in the plaza, far away from a crowd of homeless beggars congregated around an open flame, you begin to seek wisdom from the Star-Ghost. You feel His gaze in the heavens, and soon His cold, distant voice resonates within your spirit.

"Yes, Star-Child?" he asks. His voice is comforting. You beseech him as to the nature of Earth and Water.

"Venus, child, is the symbol of the resolute, of those so unflinching in their visions that they will never relinquish their grip on them." For a moment, a clenched fist bursts in your vision, then fades. "Mercury, the cold, deep sphere, is that of the waiter, the thinker."

k water is for tactical situations and earth when we really need it
k ask him of the mysteries of shadow and if it includes necromancy

>>5754070

Ask about Aenor, is he related the the Sun-Father guy that asked us to take the sword? Are we capable of dealing a strong blow to the temple, or is there an easier target we can use to establish a foothold?

(Watcher could you start listing some of these elements and associated emotions at the beginning of every thread?)

>>5754070

Ask him about the Grey Elf, he said Ultin betrayed his people...

water fire earth wind shadow light

now you know

>>5754115
Since we rarely back down from a fight, we should use more Earth when told to give up/surrender.

We're pretty determined to take down this temple. let's see if we can use Earth to move the 4 statue heads in place, point them toward the temple

>>5754070
Do you hate the other elder gods? If so, we will annihlate their followers. If not, might we suggest a peace treaty among them?

>>5754191
don't forget aether

>>5754166
>>5754115
You feel a terrible lash in your soul, and Utin's voice is deeply displeased. "Give unto Me what is Mine, mortal, and take not from my keep." Your mind is filled with a nightmare, where your eyes are plucked from your skull and your body is given up to ravaging demons. The vision fades, and you find yourself convulsing on the ground.

After a moment, you are able to compose yourself, and Utin continues, "Shadow is that of the protector, the concealer, the healer. It is the coward's domain, and its symbol is that of Luna."

Utin's voice does not sound for a while after you ask of Aenor, and you begin to drift off into light sleep before being awoken by his distant tones. "What you call Aenor is of my Brother's seed, child of Sylphe, whose grand-sire is Avon. He is the Brother of Sagr, and has long forgotten of his bloodline. I know not of his mortal dominion."

(Sure.)

oooo creative

i was thinking more make the foundation collapse and the whole thing come down

so a no on the necromancy


well shit

>>5754259

say that we plan to... desecrate on of his great temple in a blazing glory while announcing His great return

The other elements (Except for light, which we can use for heat) are for the weak. There is no problem we cannot solve with enough fire.

Burn the homeless as a sacrifice to Utin.

>>5754262
Better yet, combine earth and fire, have the entire structure turn into a giant pit of magma in the shape of the great eye of Utin.

So, we're settled on attacking the temple, DETERMINED AND RESOLUTE?

If so, gather our followers, animate as many of the statues as we can, and MARCH!

(We can still mix elements, right? Let's toss in a side of fire for our classic fire regalia)

>>5754324
>>5754335
Even better, after the church has collapsed into a pit of magma, raise it again as a fuckhuge lava golem.

>>5754335
BURN THE TEMPLE WITH AN AVATAR! CREATE A REPRESENTATION OF UTIN WITH FISTS AND BONES OF STONE AND A BODY OF FLAME! CRY HAVOC AND LOOSE THE DOGS OF WAR.

>>5754324
>>5754323
>>5754301

You inform Utin of your plan, to which he replies, "I care not if Aenor suffers, only that his followers know of my name." With this remark, you feel him exit your spirit.

As an afterthought, you expand the nearby fire so that it ignites the homeless surrounding it. You realize that they were probably ignorant to Utin, and thus their deaths were in vain.

----------------------

Rest until dawn, or seek out the temple while you are still under Utin's stars?

Man, if I knew how to code, I'd so hack Utin into dungeon crawl.

Note: Next opportunity we have to specialize in another element, we go with earth!


Animated statues, cleansing fire, and delicious magma!!!

>>5754392
Seek it out, make the Avatar and cry Utin's name. Point out what He is busy doing to Aenor and what He does to those who displease Him. Continually refer to the juggernaut that's busy disassembling the temple behind us. Ask politely for directions to the Elder Druids.

>>5754392

I think we must be pretty tired, with moving to the city and preaching... Sleep, well try too

>>5754392

Stars give us strength, and serve as a good symbol to the changes the coming of Utin will bring.

But what is our energy like? Are we getting sleepy? Hunger satisfied?

>>5754417
>>5754362
>>5754324
>>5754335
I LIKE THE WAY THESE PEOPLE THINK

>>5754442
>>5754431

Your consultation with Utin has refreshed your energy significantly.

>>5754469
Aenor's followers are in for one hell of a night.

>>5754469

The tank is full? FUCK YEAH!

Everyone is likely to be asleep, but we MUST do this. Animate the statues and march! Tear down the Temple of Arenor!

As the statues tear things down, we clothe ourselves (and the statues) in fire and teach the preists how foolish they are.

>>5754469

Move and inspect Aenor temple.

>>5754484
agreed

>>5754514
THIS

FUCK YEAR

>>5754450
>>5754484
>>5754522
>>5754535
>>5754551

Through some power unknown to you, you are able to draw the followers of Utin to you in the plaza. They assemble before you: five young men eager for power, two of the calculating travelers, and eleven battered and bloodied villagers. Many of them are tired, but immediately perk to the sound of Utin's call.

Summoning your tremendous willpower, a resolution nourished on years of physical and mental abuse at the hands of your peers, you animate the statues of the plaza. With this remarkable feat, you feel your energy drop significantly, as you carry not the spirit of earth, the brother of the Succubis that fuels your flames. Your followers look concerned by your weakness, but most are merely eager to serve the Star-Ghost.

>>5754576

RIP AND TEAR the temple with our four big golem, have us stay in the middle of our follower so that we don't get ambushed.

tell them to assemble some torches for us to light

WE GANNA BURN THIS BITCH

"Ignorant faithful of the Dawn, it is time you learned of reality. There is a being older and more powerful than your childish god. Know the name of the Elder, the Star-Ghost, of Utin!

You may think the Dawn casts back the darkness, the stars, the night, but it only covers it. As Dawn turns to dusk, the stars continue to shine down. They seek to be known, and tear through the veil until darkness and night are seen once again. Utin is eternal, know this!

The veil of the Dawn must be cast aside, for all to know of the stars and Star-Ghost! Utin shall enlighten, Utin shall teach! Know this.

>>5754576
WE GOTTA GET RIGHT HARVEY, UNLOAD ON THESE NIGGAS! UNLOAD!

>>5754687
>>5754656
>>5754636
>>5754619
After composing yourself, you tell your followers to create some torches. The villagers are apathetic to your request, but the others are apparently struck by an epiphany, and raise their hands to the stars. After a moment, their hands begin to glow with a silver light, and the young men shout with joy as they toss fire and lightning to the night sky.

You begin to direct your procession to the temple, a large marble edifice located behind the castle. The pillars of the open structure are adorned with various engravings of Aenor, most of which consist of the Dawn God slaying demons and winning archery contests. A few torches burn within, illuminating an altar, where several acolytes are lost in prayer.

Flames begin to consume your fine silk clothing as you wrap yourself in the Fire of Mars, and your followers are emboldened as your burning halo bursts forth. The fire feels good.

>>5754746
Draw power from the altar torches and snuff them out.

"Will you allow Utin to exist in this city?"

Stand there, let them make the first move. If they attack, release the animated statues, followers, and fire!

looks like we already have our high acolyts huh? those kids are going to be handy
tell them to make perimiter around the temple and kill anyone trying to escape

then let the statues do their job destroying the temple its self

>>5754746
I want to suggest orbital flame strike or a starfall, but I think we might kill ourselves from exhaustion with all the current power we are expending.

>>5754813
>>5754786
"Will you allow Utin to exist in this city?"

Your voice takes over a ominous quality as the light is extinguished, your words echoing through the temple. The acolytes are too alarmed to make a noise, and in the light of the stars you can see their shadowy forms stand and look around.

One of the young men attempt to dash into the temple, but you quickly snatch him back, the flames of your hands sparing his flesh. You motion for him to encircle the temple, and the others follow his footsteps. One of the acolytes shouts a warning, and you can hear a grating noise from somewhere in the temple.

>>5754813

I was thinking we'd go for the "they attacked first" angle.

I need sleep. Good luck.

RUSH IN AND KILL THOSE COWARDS

>>5754838
You've scarred the followers of Utin, we cannot allow you to exist. The star ghost is supreme, and his name shall echo through this city and countless others.

>>5754838

We can make gating sounds too.

Have the statues dig their hands into the temple, we're going to rip off the roof when the priests start resisting.

>>5754882
>>5754875
>>5754862

You unleash a blast of flame into the temple, the brief flash illuminating nearly half a dozen followers of Aenor, some old, most young. "You have scarred the followers of Utin!" you cry, and your disciples fall upon them in a wrath of flame and bolt. "We cannot allow you to exist. The star ghost is supreme, and his name shall echo through this city and countless others."

As you enlighten them to their doom, your golems begin to tear away at the pillars, causing chunks masonry to fall all around you. Some debris strikes one of your villagers, killing them instantly.

Hmm, I wonder if we can usurp Aenors power for our own? Amplified fire sounds pretty fucking awesome.

tell those trigger happy retards to keep away from the temple and wait for the worshipers to try and flee

In the end, we have to arrange something into Utin's eye-symbol.

oh, and spare whoever surrenders, we need more followers.

>>5754994

You quickly restrain your eager disciples and halt the statues' destruction. "Leave if you wish," you call into the darkened temple, "but this is the Star-Ghost's realm now, and any defiance will be ended with His swift wrath."

A few terrified voices shout their acquiescence, and nearly a score of figures flee from the temple, scuttling away from you like ants before a flame. Smiling, you bask in your glory, until a blaze of golden light snatches your attention.

In the center of the temple, an ancient Noble Elf sage stands, a golden staff gripped in one gnarled hand, the light of the dawn emerging from the other. A long white beard trails from his repulsive jaw, and his frail body is wrapped in a silken robe adorned with yellow suns and sunlight sapphires.

"You who would dare challenge the Dawn's Light, approach me! Be not a coward, if you wish to desecrate this holy place, then you must confront me!"

also make a burning efigy of utins crest in the sky

>>5755125
Form a coffin of solid earth from the ground under the elf, seal it tight, press your hand against it, roast him alive, leave the coffin standing infront of the church's ruins with Utin's symbol burned on the front, ???, PROFIT.

tell your deciples this is their chance to prove themselves and whoever brings to you the elfs head will be granted a positiob among your high acolytes

oh and toss one of them the scyth and tell them ekves are immune to flame

>>5755181
>>5755182

As soon as you reach for your power, a blinding light sears your vision and the old elf smugly taps his rod against the marble floor of the temple. "Ha! You think that Aenor will allow such travesties? You are a fool."

Your mind quickly changes to another plan. "The first one to bring me his jaw shall be the High Priest of this place. Go." The villagers hang back, too fearful to approach him, but the young men dash in with wild abandon, hurling lightning and fire at the elf, who quickly dispatches them with a few radiant beams. Your disciples writhe on the floor of the temple, moaning as their eyes struggle to see the stars.

"Ha! Foolish humans! Only a human would dare to challenge the might of a-" the elf cuts off, too disturbed to continue. A long icicle protrudes from his narrow chest, its tip soaked in blood.

The priest falls to his knees, a stunned look on his face.

(Only grey elves were immune to Utin's power.)

bump

lol find out who killed kim and buy him a pint of ale because thats fuckin awsome

>>5755292
Problem solved, lets begin converting this entire area into a symbol of Utin.

>>5755292

What just happenned ?

>>5755330
>>5755360
I think we killed him, last thread we were able to freeze the other elf.

tell our faithfull villagers to tend to the wounded

we should go take that staff of his and enscribe it with utins crest and send the statues back to their pedestals

>>5755380
>>5755360
>>5755348
>>5755330

One of the intelligent travelers steps from behind a pillar, a thin fog wafting from his fingertips and a smug grin on his face. Kneeling down, he cuts the elf's jaw away with a knife and carries it to you. You notice that the elf is still breathing.

After promising him a pint, you begin to work at reconverting the temple to Utin's holy form. The shameful engravings are stripped away and remade to show the Star-Ghost's Eye, the blasphemous altar is torn asunder, and His star is burnt onto every surface with your flame.

You regard the elf's jaw with a feeling of satisfaction. There is no telling what effect your conquest may have on the townspeople next morning, but for now, you feel you have done Utin's will.

----------------

Alright, I'm too tired to continue. I'll answer questions for the next ten minutes or so though, so long as they are within the realm of Harvey's knowledge or pertain to the physics of the world.

have a map yet?

>>5755440
Sweet, beautiful, PROGRESS.

>>5755461
Nope.

>>5755491
I try to end each chapter with at least some progress.

well damn, look like we got a sneaky High Priest

>>5755510
Indeed we do... Say, I wonder if we can teach Utin's followers to make awesome flame armor like us? If we can, WE MUST CONSTRUCT THE ARMY OF THE STAR GHOST.

Can we communicate with Mars?

Utin might get annoyed from us bugging him so much.

>>5755645
Mars is just the astral representation of elemental Fire, not a particular deity (at least to humans).

>>5755672

Ah, so we replaced her.


Would it be possible to specialize in more elements? Earth is proving very useful.

can we contact the other planets like we can utin? i would like to add the earth spirit to our armory

>>5755545
Harvey is MUCH stronger than any other follower of Utin. She is the Star-Ghost's prophet, after all.

>>5755696
Yes, if Utin deems it pertinent. She will have to undergo another trial, in which she will combat an elemental spirit of that particular element. As Harvey already controls the Succubis of Mars, there are seven others: Earth, Water, Air, Light, Dark, Spirit, and Aether.

>>5755736
Will we have to return to the Utincave or can we seek these elemental spirits out in other places?

>>5755774
Harvey has no idea.

Anyway, I need to get some rest. Next chapter will be tomorrow or tuesday at approximately the same time.

lol tottaly forgot about spirit and aether

goodnight